It is going to take a few days to get the new staircase installed. The first part of the job is to remove the temporary staircase and build the skeleton that is going to carry the new treads and risers. The splines had been made in the joiner’s workshop and it is then a case of fitting them on site. Even so, this took a whole day. Tomorrow, the oak treads and risers will be installed.
We bought these as a temporary measure when we were renovating the property.
It didn’t take long – 4 screws and it was gone. 30 minutes later and the chainsaw had done it’s job.
There will be two splines that will carry each of the oak treads in the new staircase. Once the stairs are in place. The shelves and cupboards will be built to suit.
The treads and the risers are going to be fixed to the two splines. You can see the bottom tread and riser in place. The treads and risers are made of solid oak.
The two splines are then joined together with pieces of software. The treads will then be glued to these (and screwed on from underneath).